Bachelor of Arts Writing

A degree in Writing allows you to gain knowledge about professional writing, practical and professional communication, stylistics, rhetorical theory, publishing, and text production. Writing major at Southeast, you’ll gain incredible real-world learning experience including many opportunities outside the classroom. Work closely with highly qualified, published, and award-winning faculty in small class settings. Gain skills necessary for a wide array of career paths, and work in publishing, communication, journalism, and advertising fields. Learn to write in many formats including professional reviews, creative writing, critical analysis, and report writing. Become part of a thriving writing community that holds regular readings of student work and readings by nationally known writers. Gain professional experience with the Department’s literary journals, or the Writing Center. Your education is just one piece to launching an extraordinary career. Once you’ve mastered the material, you still have to find the job you want, make the right connections, and sell your knowledge and experience—and if all this is giving you anxiety, don’t panic. Additionally, studying theories and practitioners across the art and literature disciplines will inspire and influence your own art and writing as you hone your technique and form.

Career Path

A degree in art and creative writing will prepare you to enter professions across the cultural field. For example, you could choose to work in: museum and gallery, education, publishing, postproduction, theatre, television, and public relations.